'A clusterfuck of chaos'
American comic Liz Miele chooses her Perfect Playlist
22/08/2016 … Blazing SaddlesA film that satirises racism while spoofing old Westerns.
2016 Archives
Mon 22 August 2016
Fawlty Towers Live deemed a hit
Critics warm to John Cleese's production
22/08/2016 … John Cleese’s revival of Fawlty Towers for the stage has largely been deemed a hit by critics.
Sun 21 August 2016
Nish Kumar: Actions Speak Louder Than Words...
21/08/2016 … Pretentious hipsters bear the brunt of quite a lot of gags this Fringe, quite reasonably, you might argue.
Peter Brush: Dreams With Advert Breaks
21/08/2016 … Reviewers always mention Peter Brush’s lack of obvious confidence on stage, suggesting he never looks like he should be there.
Mark Watson: I'm Not Here
21/08/2016 … I would never have had Mark Watson down as the sort of comedian who’d put his name in neon lights on the stage.
Scott Agnew: I’ve Snapped My Banjo String, Let’s Just Talk
21/08/2016 … There’s a lot of choking, wheezing, snorting and tears in Scott Agnew’s show; that’s the audience in fits of laughter from the start.
Vir Das: Unbelievable
21/08/2016 … Vir Das has to start his show by pointing out that his Indian accent is real – that it’s not a character or an impersonation of his parents.
Harriet Kemsley: The Girl On The Wrong Train
21/08/2016 … Increasingly assured in her manic nerviness and childlike excitability, Harriet Kemsley has cemented her persona, channelling her gushing delivery and sporadic indiscreet…